Deep sea mining boss says new law could be adopted next year
China and a quest for battery minerals have injected momentum into a long U.N. process to agree to a law on deep sea mining.
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‘Land no one else wants’ gets solar as coal-and-nukes era fades
Solar and wind farms are being developed or built in places not normally associated with clean energy, and in some regions long resistant to it.
Global aluminium output flatlines as outages offset ramp-ups
A couple of long-running outages together with curtailments in Europe caused aluminium production outside China to dip 1.4%.
South African government says it intends to de-register AMCU union
AMCU, one of the largest trade unions in South Africa's mining sector, has thousands of members at gold and platinum mines.
World’s central banks want more gold as India joins spree
Heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty pushed central banks to diversify their reserves and focus on investing in safe and liquid assets.
Caterpillar quarterly earnings beat as mining business perks up
The mining and construction-equipment maker also boosted its per-share profit forecast for the year.
JPMorgan ends a three-year bullish call on Anglo American shares
After almost three years of rating the mining giant’s stock as overweight, JPMorgan downgraded it to neutral on Wednesday.
Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines
The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level and needs.
De Beers expands pilot scheme in Sierra Leone to sell ethically sourced diamonds
Decision was made to give more artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) the opportunity to benefit from the program, which helps them trace route of their diamonds throughout the supply chain.